The UIDAI in another pro-people initiative has decided that those between the ages of 7 and 15 shall be exempted from the payment of fees for Mandatory Biometric Updates (MBU). It is predicted to be a blessing to nearly 60 million children across the country.

Effective October 1, 2025, and running for one year, the waiver shall be considered in force.

Why biometric updates are needed

Under current Aadhaar rules, children enrolled below the age of five provide basic details such as name, date of birth, gender, address, and photograph, but fingerprints and iris scans are not captured at that stage as they are not fully developed. Therefore, the first MBU is required when the child reaches five years of age, and a second update is required at 15 years.

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